Genesis 26:3:1Gen.26.3.W1TAB
גּ֚וּר
gur
“sojourn”
- Transliteration
- GUR
- Extended
- GOOR
- IPA
- /ˈguːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- sojourn
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
GUR
- clause
GUR ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ve-eh-YEH im-me-KHA va-a-var-khe-KA
- sentence
GUR ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ve-eh-YEH im-me-KHA va-a-var-khe-KA ki-le-KHA u-le-zar-a-KHA e-TEN et-kol-ha-a-ra-TSOT ha-EL va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-ha-she-vu-A a-SHER nish-BA-ti le-av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha
Exegesis
The opening imperative gur {גּוּר | gûr} ‘sojourn’ sets Isaac’s status as a temporary resident.
Root and etymology
g-w-rGimel–Vav–Resh
“to sojourn, dwell temporarily”
In context — Genesis 26:3
Stay as a sojourner in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you; for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will confirm the oath I swore to Abraham your father.
About this coordinate
Genesis 26:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 26:3, so the Hebrew word גּ֚וּר (gur) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.26.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.26.3.W1.S1) and character.